Greg Black Euphonium Mouthpieces

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Greg Black Euphonium Mouthpieces

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Has anyone tried the Greg Black Euphonium mouthpieces? What do you guys think about them?

Specs on the website say they have a larger throat and different backbore than your standard Greg Black tenor trombone mouthpiece.

Thanks!
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Re: Greg Black Euphonium Mouthpieces

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Fwiw I use a standard (trombone) 3G-5GM on euphonium. It's great.
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I have a 5G-4G "290" model. It works nicely - I used it for several gigs in June/July in lieu of the BB1 I usually use. It responds nicely throughout the horn and sounds pretty good.

I don't know for sure how I would compare it to other standard designs in the world of euphonium mouthpieces. The cup isn't as deep as the BB1 or anything else in that "Schilke 51D variant" genre, it isn't as tonally consistent throughout the range, and doesn't have the same amount of focus and core in the sound - the BB1 is on the far end of that spectrum though, and many players would consider it a positive that the GB isn't so dialed in. Response and projection were both fine on my Willson 2900. It felt very efficient with respect to lung capacity. The more open throat matches remarkably well with the euphonium and it didn't feel like I was using a trombone mouthpiece on euphonium (Bach mouthpieces are particularly pronounced with this).

It doesn't sound particularly "British" either. There's no "Wick fuzz". A different configuration of the GB could probably fit in well enough in a brass band setting.

It's definitely another good option out there to try out. I suspect that it would be a good (but expensive) option for the trombone player doubling on euphonium - if you already use a GB on bone, you could grab the euph piece in the same rim size and cup depth of your choosing and you shouldn't have a problem sounding like a euphonium player!
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ajeasley wrote: Thu Jul 24, 2025 9:50 am I have a 5G-4G "290" model. It works nicely - I used it for several gigs in June/July in lieu of the BB1 I usually use. It responds nicely throughout the horn and sounds pretty good.

I don't know for sure how I would compare it to other standard designs in the world of euphonium mouthpieces. The cup isn't as deep as the BB1 or anything else in that "Schilke 51D variant" genre, it isn't as tonally consistent throughout the range, and doesn't have the same amount of focus and core in the sound - the BB1 is on the far end of that spectrum though, and many players would consider it a positive that the GB isn't so dialed in. Response and projection were both fine on my Willson 2900. It felt very efficient with respect to lung capacity. The more open throat matches remarkably well with the euphonium and it didn't feel like I was using a trombone mouthpiece on euphonium (Bach mouthpieces are particularly pronounced with this).

It doesn't sound particularly "British" either. There's no "Wick fuzz". A different configuration of the GB could probably fit in well enough in a brass band setting.

It's definitely another good option out there to try out. I suspect that it would be a good (but expensive) option for the trombone player doubling on euphonium - if you already use a GB on bone, you could grab the euph piece in the same rim size and cup depth of your choosing and you shouldn't have a problem sounding like a euphonium player!
Thanks for the feedback!

I’m a big fan of the classic British Brass Band sound and the Wick 4AL.

I have a stock 4G-5G and it’s a little too tromboney. I’d like to stick with the 4G rim size and I have a feeling a 4GSD or 4G might be more what I’m looking for. If I end up buying one I’ll update what I ended up on.

Thanks guys!
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